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Riley MacLeod
@rcmacleod
Co-founder, @Aftermath_site. Previously: Next Generation Audiences @washingtonpost, @LauncherWP, @kotaku. Trans; he/him. riley (at) aftermath (dot) site
Brooklyn NY
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Nov 7, 2023
    Introducing @Aftermath_site, a new website started by @LukePlunkett @xoxogossipgita @Vahn16 @Papapishu and me! We're worker-owned, reader-supported, and you can learn more about why we missed blogging so much that we started a media company here: tinyurl.com/5xuw8cdh
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Aug 9, 2024
    aftermath.site/game-informer-…
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    Gizmodo
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    Aug 9, 2024
    Warner Bros. Scrubs Cartoon Network Website, Erasing Years of History gizmodo.com/warner-bros-ca…
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Mar 25, 2022
    I finally read the "no one under 25 should transition i guess?" article and: I went to an informed consent clinic at 20. I looked up lots of places to go and it seemed like the one where they wouldn't deny me hormones because I was gay and didn't like sports
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Jul 2, 2020
    To the folks already telling me saying which character in TLOU2 is trans is a spoiler: it's only a spoiler if you think trans people's genders, unlike cis people's, are meant to surprise you. Despite what decades of trans storylines may have led you to believe, they are not.
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    Riley MacLeod
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    May 28, 2021
    I guess this is my chance to tweet the tweet I used to rehearse in my head: at least for a bit, a transexual ran Kotaku, which is an objectively kickass statement
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Mar 25, 2022
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    I don't know what this scaremongering world is where idk you go to talk to a dr about hormones and they jab them into you immediately, but if real (IF??) maybe that's not a problem with trans people wanting hormones?
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Feb 28, 2024
    Media execs don’t want the sites, they just want the names aftermath.site/how-stupid-do-…
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Mar 25, 2022
    Replying to @rcmacleod
    I had to have one session with a therapist, who did not try to ferret out what trauma turned me trans. I had to get blood work, and talk to drs about what they knew and didn't know about T. Once I was eligible for the script, I still got to decide when to accept it and fill it
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Sep 27, 2022
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    Every person who writes an "is it too easy to transition" article should have to attempt to refill a testosterone prescription
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Nov 4, 2024
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    Another good sign
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Aug 23, 2022
    I don't think this about 10k in any other aspect of my life, but 10k is a literally meaningless amount against my balance and interest rate
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    CNN
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    Aug 22, 2022
    White House officials are leaning toward canceling up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000, sources tell CNN. cnn.it/3dHNmFj
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Apr 17, 2024
    No one owes AI a participation trophy aftermath.site/humane-ai-marq…
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Jul 10, 2024
    You don't need charts and breakdowns of Xbox's new Game Pass tiers to see what's happening here: things that cost more and work for you less, because everything is rotting from the top
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    Aftermath
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    Jul 10, 2024
    Welcome to Xbox's rot economy aftermath.site/xbox-game-pass…
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    Riley MacLeod
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    Aug 13, 2024
    A journalist's first responsibility is to readers, not to what a company might prefer
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    Aftermath
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    Aug 13, 2024
    Valve's baffling Deadlock decisions don't need defending aftermath.site/valve-deadlock…
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